Peace Direct

Peace Direct focus' "n supporting grassroots peacemakers local to the conflict with a clear vision of what they want to achieve. We don't develop and run our own programmes in conflict areas, our emphasis is on backing local people to do what they feel the situation needs, while trying to learn, with them, the lessons of success and of failure."

They are a member of the NGO Peace & Security Liaison Group.

Staff
Accessed February 2008:


 * Carolyn Hayman OBE, Chief Executive
 * Mohamed Osman, Head of International Liaison
 * Lucy Ashken, Insight on Conflict Project Manager
 * Susanna Bennett, Individual Giving Co-ordinator
 * Hannah Pennock, Truce 2012 Project Manager
 * Chris Jameson, Head of Communications
 * Vickiesha Chabra, Admin and Supporters Assistant
 * Cressida Boyd, Finance and Communications

Trustees
Accessed February 2008:


 * Scilla Elworthy Ph.D, Chair
 * Berry D'Arcy
 * Joel Voysey
 * Ruth Jenkins
 * Eliot Lyne


 * Dame A. Roddick
 * P. M. Elworthy

Former Trustees

 * Charlie Irvine (Former chair)
 * Jonathan Levy (Treasurer)
 * John Lewis
 * Richard Fernyhough QC
 * Roger Ross
 * Caroline Ford
 * LT COL Howard Pritchard

(Also obtained funding from British Embassy Khartoum)

Patrons
Accessed February 2008:


 * Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
 * Dame Margaret Anstee
 * HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan
 * Dekha Ibrahim Abdi
 * Mark Rylance

Major Donors

 * Ajahma Charitable Trust
 * Allan and Nesta Ferguson Trust
 * BBC Radio 4 Appeal
 * Charities Aid Foundation
 * City Bridge Trust
 * Colchester Religious Society of Friends
 * Data Connection plc
 * Dulverton Charitable Trust
 * Equal Music Company
 * FCO Khartoum
 * Dina Glouberman, Skyros Holidays
 * Greentree Associates
 * Indigo Trust
 * Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
 * Man Group plc Charitable Trust
 * Margaret Hayman Charitable Trust
 * Network for Social Change
 * Peter Yeo
 * Philanthropic Trust
 * Polden Puckham CT
 * Portobello Trust
 * Premier League
 * Pula Trust
 * Raj Thamotheram
 * Raphael Trust
 * Rowan Charitable Trust
 * Serve All Trust
 * Staples Trust
 * The Funding Network
 * Tinsley Foundation
 * Trusthouse Forte Charitable Trust
 * Tudor Trust
 * UNHCR
 * WF Southall Trust
 * Wingate Charitable Trust

Contact

 * Web: http://www.peacedirect.org

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 * Catalyst